The EOS R is the company’s first venture into the full-frame mirrorless camera market, which has been dominated by Sony so far. It brings in a whole new mount system and lenses, meaning any Canon glass made before won’t work on this without an adapter.

It’s simply called the EOS R without any numbering, but Canon says this is the first of many. Its mount system is called RF, which currently hosts four lenses — RF 50mm f/1.2L USM, RF 28-70mm f/2L USM, RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM, and RF 35mm f/1.8 Macro IS STM — with more to come in the following months (and years, of course).

The power of the EOS R lies in the 30.3-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor and DIGIC 8 processor. Canon’s fast Dual Pixel CMOS autofocus system is in place, and a total of 5,655 manually selectable AF points should help with focusing.

Naturally, it’s capable of 4K video recording, but at a maximum of only 30 frames per second. The photo shooting speed also tops out at 8fps. However, the camera has an ISO sensitivity range of 100 to 40000 for photos and 100 to 25600 for video, so low-light recording shouldn’t be much of a problem.

All this is housed inside a magnesium-alloy chassis that’s both dust- and water-resistant. There’s also a built-in OLED electronic viewfinder for accurately composing shots, along with a 3.15-inch vari-angle touchscreen LCD on the back and dot-matrix LCD on top of the body.

The only real downside is the single card slot which supports the UHS-II standard, but the camera does have a full range of ports and allows charging through the USB-C port.

The EOS R will become available in October for a retail price of US$ 2,299 (body only) and US$ 3,399 with the 24-105mm f/4L kit lens.

DJI debuts the Osmo Action, their first action camera

When DJI released the Osmo Pocket months ago, everyone went crazy because it’s the only stabilized camera that can fit in anyone’s pocket. Now, DJI has announced another camera creation, the Osmo Action.

Focusing on the camera, it can shoot videos of up to 4K resolution at 60fps. The lens is composed of three aspherical layers which reduce glare and distortion. It even has an anti-fingerprint coating that also repels water, oil, and other smudges while shooting. In harsh light conditions, it can shoot with enhanced HDR. You can attach a neutral-density (ND) filter on it as well.

DJI Osmo Action | Image credit: DJI

So done with gimbals? The Osmo’s action camera has RockSteady technology that combines electronic image stabilization with other complex algorithms in order to achieve shake-free footage. The camera can survive the extremes — up to 11m (or 36ft) in the deep waters, and as cold as negative 10 degrees Celsius when shooting with the device.

The camera features various creative shooting modes like 8x slow motion and the Custom Exposure Mode that can shoot as long as 120 seconds — great for capturing the dazzling night sky. A Timelapse Mode is present, as well as a Timed Shooting Mode with support for shooting RAW file format.

DJI Osmo Action | Image credit: DJI

The device is equipped with dual screens: one at the back for controlling the device and another in the front for framing yourself. With DJI’s custom ActionOS, you can use voice control to power up and operate the device. It has a Custom Mode which lets you choose your frequently used shooting modes, while a QuickSwitch button (labeled as QS) is present to let you switch modes in an instant.

Samsung announces the world’s first 64-megapixel phone camera

For a while now, the smartphone photography business has hovered around 48-megapixel cameras. Last year, the market released the first 48-megapixel smartphone cameras. Since then, more smartphones have adopted the new standard. Of course, progress never stops.

Much like other 48-megapixel sensors today, Samsung’s new shooter uses the contemporary pixel-merging Tetracell technology. Further, the sensor will improve HDR shooting capabilities. The GW1 supports an HDR of up to 100dB. According to Samsung, the current industry standard goes up to only 60dB. (The human eye can detect up to 120dB.) Samsung’s HDR images should look more realistic compared to other market offerings.

Similarly, the GW1 optimizes collected light. Basically, the sensor should have fewer problems in low-light conditions. Image sharpness is supposedly sharper as well.

For video taking, the GW1 supports Full HD recording, shooting at up to 480 frames-per-second. The new feature is a huge improvement for slow-motion videos.

Besides the 64-megapixel GW1 sensor, Samsung is also releasing a new 48-megapixel ISOCELL Bright GM2. Though lower, the 48-megapixel sensor also offers the same capabilities as the GW1.

Currently, Samsung is sampling the new sensors for the market. The brand expects to proceed with mass production in the second half of the year. Unfortunately, Samsung has not revealed which smartphones or brands are on the market. Regardless, the new development is a huge and speedy step for smartphone photography. If Qualcomm’s other predictions ring true, we’ll see 100-megapixel cameras soon, too.

Sony A6400 Unboxing and Hands-On

If you follow us on social media, you’d know it’s the Sony a7S II as well as a whole set of Sony lenses. It’s an amazing camera, but a flippy screen would make it so much better so that filming yourself when alone would be a whole lot easier. The Sony a6400 has exactly that.

This feature was produced in collaboration between GadgetMatch and Sony Philippines.